Monday, April 8, 2013
Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person on the bus.
Here are 5 pieces of information designed to make your Monday feel a little less like a Monday and to help you be the smartest person in your office. 1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast: 2. Quote of the Day: "To be honest, I kind of prefer the times when there isn't a challenger. I'm not a great campaigner." Shawsheen Tech School Committee member Patricia Meuse, after defeating Rick O'Neill Saturday to win her 7th term on the committee. It was only the second time in six re-election bods she has faced a challenger. 3. Reader Comment of the Day: "If North Korea has some kind of local 'elections' I wouldn't bet this turnout any better." Reader Steevo, commenting on the story, "Election Notebook: The Results Are In And We Have The Winners." …
Friday, April 5, 2013
Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person working for the weekend.
Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get your weekend started a little early and to help make you the smartest person in your class. 1. Your Local 3-Day Weekend Weather Forecast: 2. It's Happening Today: Patriotic Committee Casino Night at 7:30 p.m. at the Tewksbury VFW on Vernon St. Stop by for a chance to win some fabulous prizes. $40 admission buys you the chips you will need to play poker, blackjack and roulette. Great fun for a great cause. 3. Reader Comment of the Day: "Diesel is fuel efficient so it would appeal to both NRA and tree huggers alike. Some tree huggers are farmers also and need a good pickup to get around. They wouldn't want to alienate a market by painting on the campaign slogans on those." Reader Rob C, …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person in your family.
Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get your Thursday off on the right foot and to help make you the smartest person caught in rush-hour traffic on I-93. 1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast: 2. It's Happening Today: The Tewksbury High LAX team is in action this afternoon. The Redmen play host the Pentucket High at 4 p.m. at the Livingston Street fields. 3. Reader Comment of the Day: "Something wrong here. I can't believe this is even a consideration. We can't keep the South Station open. Our local taxes, water/sewer bills are going up. The State wants more of our money. The Feds want more of our money. I'm broke. Somebody has to say NOOOOOOOO!" Reader Splice, commenting on the story, "New Life For Tewksbury High Artificial Turf …
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person in class.
Here are 5 pieces of information designed to help you get over the hump on this Wednesday and to help make you the smartest person in your company. 1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast: 2. It's Happening Today, Part 1: Garbriel Gomez, the Marine and former Seal Team member turned Republican U.S. Senate candidate, will take a campaign swing through Wilmington on Wednesday. Gomez, who has been trailing former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan and state Legislator Dan Winslow in recently GOP polls, will make two stops during his visit, according to a campaign spokesman. 3. It's Happening Today, Part 2: Congressman Tierney and his staff will hold community office hours in Tewksbury today. The congressman will be at the Tewksbury Senior Center …
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person in your carpool.
Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get your Tuesday off to a flying start and to help make you the smartest person in the cafeteria. 1. Your Local 3-Day Weather Forecast: 2. It's Happening Today: And well beyond today, actually. East Street Water Main Construction has started up again. Construction has resumed between Whittemore Road and Maple Street. One lane will be closed. Hours of construction will be from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m.. Please call the Engineering Department of the DPW if you have any questions 978-640-4440. 3. It's Happening Today, The Sequel: The Board of Selectmen meets tonight at 6 p.m. at Town Hall. Tonight marks the final meeting for Selectwoman Anne Marie Stronach, who says goodbye after six years on the board…
Monday, April 1, 2013
Bits of knowledge to help you be the smartest person at the donut shop.
Here are 5 pieces of information to make sure you're no Fool and to help you be the smartest person at your breakfast table. 1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast: 2. Did You Know?: The traditions of April Fool's Day go back hundreds of years. In fact, Wikipedia credits a mis-copied famous piece of 14th century literature with locking down the date of April 1 as a day for trickery and foolishness. "In Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (1392), the "Nun's Priest's Tale" is set Syn March bigan thritty dayes and two.[4] Modern scholars believe that there is a copying error in the extant manuscripts and that Chaucer actually wrote, Syn March was gon.[5] Thus, the passage originally meant 32 days after April, i.e. May 2,[6] the anniversary of the …
Friday, March 29, 2013
Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person stuck in rush-hour traffic on I-93.
Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get your weekend off to an early start and to help make you the smartest person in your neighborhood. 1. Your 3-Day Weekend Local Weather Forecast: 2. By The Numbers: 107. That's how many DUI arrests Tewksbury Police made in 2012. That's a record for the department and up from 78 in 2011 and 40 in 2010. The TPD also issued a record 5523 citations, up from 3311 in 2011. What does this all mean? It might provide an explanation why there were just 792 motor vehicle accidents in 2012, down from 898 in 2011 and the lowest number since at least 2005. Nice job! 3. Reader Comment of the Day: "No and no. I wouldn't buy one, and i only buy American trucks, have three of them currently. I feel that Japan, …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person on the bus.
Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get your Thursday off to a flying start and to help make you the smartest person at your breakfast table. 1. Reader Comment of the Day: "How do you find out if they are living in your neighborhood or are working at the child care facility that you use?" Reader Hayleighsmom, commenting on the story, "Auditor Report Finds Sex Offenders at Registered Child Care Facilities." 2. It's Happening Today: The Finance Committee is meeting tonight at 7:15 p.m. in the Community Room at Police Headquarters. For a peak at the agenda, click here. 3. By the Numbers: 784. That's how many arrests the Tewksbury Police Department Made in 2012. And yes, that's an all-time record for the TPD. 4. Oh, and Another Thing…
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person at the watercooler.
Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get you over the hump on this Wednesday and to help make you the smartest person in the cafeteria. 1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast: 2. It's Happening Today: Five candidates seeking the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by John Kerry will debate for the first time in one place Wednesday night in Needham. The two Democrats and three Republicans vying for the vacated position will face each other in two separate, 30-minute debates in an event sponsored by the Boston Media Consortium and held at the Channel 5 studios. The debate will air live from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will be moderated by R.D. Sahl. 3. It's Also Happening Today: Today is picture day for the spring sports teams at Tewksbury High. …
Monday, March 25, 2013
Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person in the donut shop.
Here are 5 pieces of information designed to make your Monday feel a little bit less like Monday and to help to make you the smartest person in your carpool. 1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast: 2. Reader Comment of the Day: "Markey is a Dem party hack. A far left demonizer with a recent comparison of finance campaign laws to the Dred Scott decision on slavery, and big time control freak evidenced by his mammoth global warming/change energy cap-and-trade bill which fortunately went down to defeat. With his funding of Iraq then wanting it cut off he's unconscionable, putting his political finger in the wind willing to sacrifice. He learned nothing from Viet Nam." Reader Steevo, commenting on the article, "Candidates Defend Iraq War Votes, …
Karyn
4:59 pm on Monday, April 8, 2013
#5. CPA monies cannot/are not going to be used for the turf field itself.....rather, other associated costs such as drainage etc. This also needs to be approved at Town Meeting. more ›